Updated October 18, 2023 by the Eyewitness News Data Team

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Auto Thefts This Year
12,658

Year To Date
Through October 15

Auto Thefts Last Year
10,660

Year To Date
Same Period in 2022

Auto Theft Rate
178.9

Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months

Average Auto Theft Rate
125.7

Per 100,000 people
2020 to 2022


Motor vehicle thefts so far this year are trending up 18.7% compared to the same time period in 2022, according to the latest data available from the New York Police Department.

However, the auto theft rate over the last 12 months is up when compared to the annual average over the last three years, and the frequency of vehicles being reported stolen remains higher than it was before the pandemic.

The city is averaging 303 stolen vehicles a week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 104 a week.

The risk is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood.

ABC7’s data team looked at the New York Police Department’s data by neighborhood from 2019 through October 15.

A closer look at vehicle thefts by neighborhood

The map color-codes each neighborhood by the auto theft rate over the last 12 months. Darker blue areas are neighborhoods where the rate is higher than the citywide rate.

You can click any neighborhood to see detailed numbers or the buttons at the bottom of the map to switch between numbers and rates. You can search for a street, place, landmark or zip code to zoom to that location.







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